The Lincoln Project has gained some rather annoying fame, but the truth is they probably deserve it. I don’t know what they will be like if Biden wins. Probably pains in the ass. But they did step up in the face of impending fascism and faced down their own party, so I have to give them credit. This is one of those times that reveal people’s characters and their commitment to the fundamental democratic principles they said they cared about. By that minimal standard these guys passed the test and the entire Republican establishment failed miserably.
Whether this has truly raised their consciousness about the conservative project remains to be seen. But some of them have obviously confronted some hard truths about what they participated in and are on some sort of journey of self-awareness. We’ll have to see where they end up. In the meantime, the Resistance is well served by their participation, if only because they lift our spirits and help us feel like we haven’t lost our minds.
Anyway:
Here are clips from the 60 minutes this past weekend on the Lincoln Project.
This is why I respect them even if their previous work is responsible for much of what led us to this point. I appreciate that they can see the threat and stand up to say, “this is not business as usual.” There are far fewer of them that I would have thought and, I’ll be honest, it shook me: